Please consider rescuing a puppy. They usually come with all shots done already and will be spayed/neutered. They love just the same and you are saving a life, rather than supporting puppy mills. Also usually cheaper.

The dog park in Urbana is much better than the dog park in champaign.
However, a membership to either will allow you into both. Be aware that your puppy should be 4 months old and have it's rabbies vaccine.

For pet stores, I really like pet supplies plus, though they're a bit out of the way. I've also heard nice things about prarieland feeds but I haven't really given them a chance.

For vets, I can say nothing but good things about the animal hospital a the crossing except that they are, again, far away. I'm not too up on how competitive pricing is. Of course, there are some really cool things about the UIUIC vet hospital especially if you end up needing more advanced care. For example, post-surgery my newfie needed rehab and they have an awesome underwater dog treadmill (staffed by Kim who I'm pretty sure is the best rehab lady in the world).

I'd also recommend considering health insurance, if big surprise vet bills can be an issue. I use embrace, and they're pretty awesome.

For a husky puppy, you'll really want to get them into training. Jodie Vee's is great. The dog training club is okay, but more costly and stressful and less personal.

[edit] oh, and angel paws is a stunningly affordable and easy service for pet sitting. She looked after my puppy overnight when I had to leave town for a friend's birthday. I think it was a little under $20, which is totally worth it. this service also looked really trustworthy, but was unavailable when I needed it so I haven't tried it. [/edit]

I concur with going to Jodie Vee's for dog training. She's awesome. We've taken both our pups through Canine Good Citizen with her as well as Rally-O, Agility, Sniffer, a tricks class and currently Treibball.

My presumption is that you already have a husky puppy coming your way, and are looking for a pet store for supplies and so forth? If I'm wrong, I would absolutely never buy a dog from a pet store (find a shelter dog if possible - our shelters are fantastic here - otherwise find a breeder that you can TRUST!).

I do like Banfield (they lease space from PetSmart) for pet care - they're preventative focused, so you can pay monthly for plans that cover routine checkups and appointments and vaccines and so forth. Biggest advantage is you get free visits so you don't have to pay just to bring the pet in.

For pet supplies, I recommend Prairieland Feeds. They have a great selection and often have prices better than what I can find online, even considering taxes. They also have amazing customer service. Their employees have been extremely helpful in providing food recommendations for our cats with allergies. http://www.prairielandfeeds.com/

We took our dogs to the Dog Training Club of Champaign-Urbana. It's $100 for each 8 week course. We adopted adult dogs and only needed one course for each dog. The first time, it was OK, but the second time was great. If you have any questions about the instructors, PM me. http://dtccu.net/

The Urbana dog park is amazing! It's $34 per year for a membership and totally worth it!! Dogs need to be socialized with other dogs, and the dog park here is huge and fun.

Also, if the OP ends up changing his/her mind about getting a purebred puppy and adopts instead, the Champaign Humane Society is partnered with Prairieland Feeds to give you $2 off pet food and 15% of supplies for something like 8 visits.

I can also vouch for the Prairieland staff. One of my two dogs has a really picky appetite, and Prairieland gave me about a million samples to test to find a good dry food. You can't beat customer service like that!

One thing I will warn you about most main pet stores is that a lot of the dogs come from puppy mills, which can mean a lot of things for your dog. Long term health effects can come from the breeding practices and they just aren't good conditions for the animals. I suggest doing some research, and maybe looking into private breeders in the area and see that the puppies come from a good home. You might have to pay a little more, but knowing your puppy is coming from a more natural and healthy environment added with the lower chance of long term health risk will probably be worth it.

I second this, both vet and rescue. Husky dogs are really hard dogs. for many people they get them because of their appearance but quickly give them up. I've gotten 2 young huskies from pounds and passed up several others. They are all over the place.

My bulldog (see submitted links for pics!) loves going to the Urbana dog park. I just use amazon for all my pet needs like toys/collars and such, and usually just pick up my food at pet smart because it's fairly close to me.

Also, I think many of the people took your post to mean you're getting a husky from a store. I assumed you were asking for good stores to buy toys/treats/food/etc from. Pr aerie Land Feeds is AWESOME. You should make sure to go there to pick up a deer antler or two. Way better to chew on than rawhide and my dog LOVES them.

Also they do big events sometimes, like last year they had a tiger there and I got to pet a camel. It's a pretty friendly store.

As for vet, I go to VCA Heritage on neil st. Dr. Sporer does a wonderful job with my pup Darla and I always feel well taken care of there.